The software giant Microsoft announced over the weekend that it would allow computer manufacturers to receive copies of the old operating system Windows XP until the end of May 2009, which is shortly before the successor to Vista, Windows 7, is expected to hit the market.
I hate virus scanners. Perhaps I’m in the minority, but they seem like a dredge on society. They completely take over your system, set up firewalls all over the place, bug you every time you try a new program and slow down everything by eating up all your system resources.
I don’t keep them around, and I hardly ever get a virus. But every now and then, something unexpected happens, and as such I’ve figured out some great ways to prevent them. Here are some tips to help keep Windows under control without locking it up like Fort Knox.
Last week, at Gamefest 2008, Microsoft announced that from now on, all Games for Windows Live services will be free. Meaning all PC users of these games will have access to the multiplayer services and content that used to be reserved to Gold subscribers only ($7.99 a month or $50 for a year). This includes cross-platform multiplayer matchmaking, online content distribution, and voice chat for all GFW branded games, both old and new. But the story doesn’t end there.
It seems the end of an era is at hand – last month 1up.com announced that Games for Windows will be switching to an online-only format. The April/May edition marks the final print issue.
